When Doctor Joel Evans asked Penny to marry him right away, and she refused, he seemed happy about it. As Penny later explained his surprise reaction to Johnny Keith, which Penny suggests is because she said she wasn't ready to marry anyone. Marriage is definitely not in Penny's mind. Her chief worry at the moment is the actions of her family and friends, because people stop talking whenever she enters a room. Something's going on, and she's determined to get to the bottom of it...